BOAT TOUR of our ALUMINIUM CATAMARAN

[@DawnHunters]

⬇ OFF GRID SABA 50 for sale ⬇ www.multihullsolutions.com.au/boats/pre-owned/sail-multihulls/2017-fountaine-pajot-saba-50-absinthe/

[@unadultratedtrini]

lovely vid, very good format! Just when you are doing m^2 use the "^" not the "/"

[@e36z32]

Wow congratulations! This boat looks incredible, can’t wait to see what you do with it!

[@maurolimaok]

I saw 2 life rafts, 1 at tip, 1 at back. Really nice. This is a tank!

[@briangoetting8120]

The only thing I saw missing in this video would be a cold beer in your hand.🍺 what an awesome boat, and what a future you two have.❤

[@DawnHunters]

I hear ya! It would be nice to have a cold one on the way to the cockpit! Cheers!

[@HopeOfJoe]

OMG, Dawn Hunters. 🎉🎉🎉 This is going to be g.r.e.a.t. 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 Can’t wait to see all the upgrade land additions installed and everything cleaned up. Going to be a fabulous ride. ✅ See you next time. 🌊💨⛵️⚓️🏝️👙🌞✨🎄✨

[@GeorgeWalker-hg5yt]

Woww you guys,💕 beautiful boat,that was a lucky find William😀,the owner new what he wanted also⛵

[@beepseatsfindingfoodtreasu8756]

The design is very well thought out. Aside from stainless ice breakers on the pontoon bows it's ready for anything! You've found the perfect home guys! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

[@AndrewMarrNZ]

Would be interesting to understand the differences between your boat and the one SV Delos 2 is building

[@monsterhog1118]

Delos 2 doesn't have a flybridge type helm so it has a much lower boom.

[@saschaeuler7883]

​@monsterhog1118 yes actually they are pretty similar but yet so different. You can see the measurements at Google typing Delos 2.0 and make comparisons with the beginning of this video.

[@antc5010]

@@monsterhog1118 Yes, never a fan of flybridges on yachts. Pushes the sail plan's COE higher, adds windage and starts to look boxy and not as sleek as a yacht could be.

[@benjaminbuschi284]

Delos has a prop shaft and skeged rudders. The Sail drives on this boat are a cheapout mistake.

[@rudyo8409]

She's a beauty" and the boat is awesome... lol Seems all my fav' sailing channels are moving towards a aluminum cats. Delo's is building 1 from scratch. looking forward to your upgrades and personal touches. Carry on sailors ..

[@krisnace]

WOW what a design. I have to say I have not seen anything like that so far on any of the videos I've been watching. That is a top-notch bones to that boat. Cannot wait to see what you guys do as far as upgrades. I have no doubt that it will be absolutely stunning when you are done. You should have no problems selling Saba she is a beautiful boat. Looking forward to all the shenanigans from both of you on your new customization of your new Dawn Hunter. Great to see both of you again look so forward to your videos just love you guys You're so down to earth, crazy, and exciting people to be around. Never a dull moment with you two. Merry Christmas Happy New Year and as always stay safe and God bless

[@StormSignal]

It was great meeting you guys here in Durban, South Africa when you came to buy the boat. Enjoy making her yours and the future adventures you experience aboard.

[@noldushumlesnurr6169]

3:33 "No though hulls at all" 🤔 Do I need an eye check or do I see a ...? Not envious at all🤩😛🤩 Congratulations on the new vessel 🎉 May it serve you well on your voyages for many years.

[@DawnHunters]

The fitting you see is a welded tube that rises above the waterline inside. Thru hull is a fitting that passes thru the hull and is attached by threads or hardware. There are boat terms used in general and terms used in marine engineering. Slight differences but huge variation in application Thank you and all for the comments. KZbin algorithm loves them. Capt W. 👍🏼

[@helmuthwitulski1221]

Absolut Fantastic!!!!!Wishing you many sea miles of fantastic sailing and experience on your SOUTHAFRICAN built vessel!!!! Good Ad for the Country!!!!!

[@jeffhudson4817]

Finally, a cat with an upper and lower helm station and, it’s aluminum. Major props on just those two things. Not so sure about the room size but everything else about this boat screams solid. Great choice in my mind and I cannot wait to see the updates. Stay safe guys….

[@DawnHunters]

We are looking forward to seeing how it performs and will keep you updated. Capt W

[@mikekares-b8q]

Well guys that looks like a very well engineered boat capable of your extreme adventures .As always wishing you two the best of luck 🤞💕

[@rodneyp9590]

I took your question serious about what else you could want and came up with a list. Washing machine, dishwasher, maybe a little more chain maybe some doubles for redundancy a water maker a couple bean bag chairs and making sure everything is up to date. Almost nothing basically. Without any updates you have one of the nicest sailboats I’ve seen. Congratulations, I’m subscribing so I can see them updates!

[@jvt239]

Hi guys, congratulations!🎉!! great boat, that must have come with a large price tag but looks well worth it.

[@MichaelrennieG]

I really like the aluminum and you can beach it instead of anchoring, looking forward to cats using shallow water pillars for stabilization, what a dream to dock your boat like a home without movement of the water... Love your solar waiting for all electric almost no maintenance except Batteries, I believe with wind, Sun and power storage is the future for Cats the quietness with power sustainable to live and sail for months...

[@123456bpb]

Thank you for the quality entertainment. Your video's bring joy to my day.

[@bernardjoly7248]

Beaucoup de plaisir de vous revoir. Passez de bonnes fêtes de Noël. Bonjour de France 😊

[@StefanPaton]

Great Vlog 🎉! That boat is absolutely phenomenal! Love it! Look forward to seeing your new adventures on your “New to you” boat! Merry Christmas 🎄🎁!

[@PaulGriffith]

Is this a 12v, 24v or 48 volt power system? No mention of appliances, I suppose that is in your upgrade episode. Is there a sun shade for the skylight?

[@DawnHunters]

Hello Paul. The current system is 24 volt with 2 Victron DC/DC converters to 12 volt to stabilize the system voltage swings for electronics. I installed the DC/DC as a temporary design after having electronic failures the first 11 days of the voyage. Now that the vessel is in my control I will design a more robust system for off grid anchorages. Stay tuned Capt W

[@davidhakes3884]

Great to see you two and the Boat is A#1, I think you are much further ahead than the sailors that are currently having boats built. Hope you enjoy Christmas, Love you guys.

[@DawnHunters]

Merry Christmas and thank you for your kind words! Capt W and Iana

[@JamesRhodes-l1j]

You are Crazy Awesome! What a Gem. The design is Perfect to Explore both the lower and higher altitudes.

[@LouBailey-r5f]

what a lovely piece of kit good luck on your adventures will be watching from uk

[@EmerickKing-j4o]

So how you sailor doing out there. Wow nice sail ⛵️. Nice to see the both of yous guys. Doing well. Keep on sailing. ❤❤.

[@brandonboand]

CONGRATS ❤ This is the DAWN HUNTER I subscribe too. Well done!!!

[@paulstephens5229]

Great looking boat so much potential. Looking forward to your onward journey. Very merry Xmas, and Super new year.

[@claudiavengren919]

Love the new Project boat I'm sure you 2 will make this a nice home, Enjoy watching you, Fair winds.

[@trentohs]

Awesome looking boat, great layout. Really looking forward to seeing some sailing and performance footage!

[@ajcodalata]

The best destination sail boat on KZbin! Amazing cat bro!~!!

[@gregdix1945]

It's a Great looking boat. I'm looking forward to seeing you guys sailing .love the video

[@Ghost_Recon_Actual]

Good looking design. I believe you two are going to love sailing in that beauty.

[@mattdoherty753]

Bloody good!! Merry Christmas to you both and Happy new year to all Dawn Hunters community. What a great channel, and so looking forward to the next adventure. Peace to all from Matt in Australia, Oi Oi Oi.👍👍😎

[@LynnAldrich-p3h]

Noce boat you two, congratulations!!!😊

[@JeffreyGrebe]

That boat has fantastic lines!!! Well done guys.

[@pappab_flying2587]

Can't wait to see the transformation !!!

[@louis220558]

THATS A AWESOME BOAT 💪👏👏👏

[@rossalyntownsend9535]

Very nice boat I’m sure you will make it marvellous

[@rvz3215]

Very functional and smart build cat. Mery Christmas and already a Happy New Year to you both nice couple! Grtz. from the Netherlands

[@mbdzel]

ignore the hater and do your thing. love your videos

[@stephaniestearns2493]

what a score! congrats!

[@tonyguerra136]

Good luck with your new boat. It looks great!

[@LoanwordEggcorn]

Thanks very much for the tour. Boat has a lot of good design features. Given the fine hulls, assume it sails efficiently. 18 tons isn't incredibly light for a 53 foot. Is that light displacement or cruising? Technical tip: a lapel microphone results in much better sound. Bluetooth ones are readily available if you're using a phone to make the videos.

[@markmcdonnell239]

Hope you both have a wonderful Christmas together with your new Doggie…..looking forward to seeing your adventures in the New Year 💯🇹🇭🇬🇧🙏

[@ianadderley2778]

Have a Great Christmas.

[@davidjackson2115]

Awesome boat. Well made and thought out.

[@rdembow]

Great design and it will be even better after the upgrades!

[@thereissomecoolstuff]

You’ve come a long way from the Capt Ron that loved to touch bottoms more than William. She is excellent for what you 2 are planning. Congrats team. Looking forward to your future travels. Merry Christmas to you.

[@bernardjoly7248]

Enfin de retour.

[@kendallb.whiting9785]

Thank you for your great boat tour so amazing ❤

[@1944chevytruck]

AWESOME! MERRY CHRISTMAS!

[@bobbates7343]

Looks great and sounds great. You are living my dream

[@markrabone6584]

Superb new catamaran- love it

[@Moolahmann]

Love it! You guys look pumped too!

[@morychok11]

Хороший катамаран. Поздравляю. С возвращением!)))))

[@Charlie-Oooooo]

What a fantastic exploration boat! FAST!!! And good things for both "him" and "her". How on earth did you find this awesome boat??? Very excited to see how you upgrade her! New nav on the menu? Cheers!

[@DawnHunters]

Good question! Look at out last live! Capt W

[@dianne.murielrobidoux9008]

You're as happy as sailing jibsea!🎉 with their allum. This video was a fast... I'm looking forward to renovation 😢

[@Allan-ts1ux]

Love this one , what happened to your first boat..that pole dancing stage is nice but what a boat ..excess of 25 knots 😮 you can fly ! All you need is an emergency small aluminum bathosphere .. blown away by the mast and boom..id just feel unsafe with so much window but what a view to go if you're gonna go 😅

[@stevonrose2170]

Congrats I know your loving it

[@stevonrose2170]

This boat is amazing 🎉

[@brandonlbarfield]

That’s a bad ass boat. Congrats!!

[@ssn608]

Merry Christmas!

[@DawnHunters]

Thank you! Merry Christmas to you as well!

[@davidperham897]

AW geese. Guys, You Don’t Need to Be Crazy -But It Helps ! Beautiful Animal of a Tank of a race going Catermermeran Sailboat - WOW ! All the other captains are going to be Jealous when you come to Port ! I’m sure you’ll make her inside creature comforts amazing, She is going to be one of a kind. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Can’t wait to see Her & Dawn You Unfortunate 60 something Dentist 🇨🇦Cdn. Dave 🇨🇦. 😎❤️🎯👀😁👍

[@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665]

You might want to include a couple of high capacity roof vents to pull hot air out of the main living area. ..as well as blinds or screen or heat reflecting limo film on those big side widows for the tropics and then add insulation for cold conditions, the reversible foil blankets used in camper vans are a good example rather than plain cloth blinds. 🤔 See what Aluring artic had to do. Fit rope cutters to the prop shafts and a small diameter wire deflector to the hull undrside ahead of the rudder hull gap.

[@jimconnelly816]

Hi guys, Its minus 12 here near Toronto on Saturday the 21. I just missed you cuz it says you posted 5 hours ago. Hope everything is super fantastic and you have a great Christmas!!! She,s a beauty Clark.

[@cals4200]

Merry Christmas you two

[@AndrewRandston1]

Nice boat guys, happy sailing

[@Damoneverywhere]

Congrats you two!

[@RyanAnthony-r9f]

I cant wait till sv v delos finishes their aluminum expeditionary catamaran

[@DavidLucas-hf1cx]

I was a bit sad when you sold your first ship.. I kind of liked the pirate adventure vibe it had.. this one seems much more in keeping. I really like the lines of it… congratulations!

[@chaswarren7239]

Fabulous boat !

[@markmuncle42]

Merry,Christmas!!,from Wisconsin!!

[@DawnHunters]

Thank you Mark! And to you as well!

[@dsds4656]

Looks like your at the Ao Po Marina, i'm heading that way in a few months to start build an 80ft motor cat (tri-hull actually - i want the extra hull space in the center), will keep an eye out for you. Cheers.

[@teckin139]

Love your videos. I see you have a starlink, does it work in Thailand? I read something about it not being available there yet.

[@muravi8167]

Thank you for information n knowledge.

[@sjdiver55]

Miss You Guys❤

[@DaPortuga007]

The camera makes the room seems smaller than it appears with all those mattresses.. what kind of watch? very nice.

[@DawnHunters]

Hello. The watch is Garmin Tactix ameled and Yana has Garmin ameled fenix 8 Thank you for following

[@63bigmac63]

I love your new home.

[@michaelwhitewolf10]

Very nice boat!😊❤

[@clivevanzyl3287]

Great show 😂👍more maps 👀👍

[@Damoneverywhere]

I like that bilge pump rig set up!

[@DawnHunters]

Yes!! Anyone who has owned a boat of any size knows the head rush of being upside down trying to replace a bilge pump. They only seem to go bad when under 50mm of water. Lol Capt W

[@Sailingquixote]

Yep, I will have to steal that design. I utilize one that I thought was pretty unique, but I like yours better.

[@yesmamm241]

Love the boat. ❤

[@foggi748]

Simplemente perfecto. Seguro lo van a disfrutar mucho. Felicidades 🎉🎊🎈🍾

[@thomasthornton5737]

😀😀😀👍👍👍❤❤❤ Merry Christmas and a very exciting 2025! Bye for now from Seattle, WA.

[@markcleaver6573]

Love that beast.

[@californiakayaker]

9:42 Wow, that was close, looked like it got the camera lens ! 15:53 Those water lines are called "pex" and I'd get the crimping tools and the rings and the right angle white things because that is where they will leak if they do. I had an RV with them, maybe even a little older than that boat, and many of those fittings started to leak, they crack. Its easy to work with if you can get a tool inside the compartment to do the crimping. Wow, I'd get another bilge pump ect system for a spare. Was it your boat that had the sea chest fixtures ? I really like those, but they aren't really something you'd need for tropical sailing, they keep ice from damaging or plugging your through holes.

[@hoggaren100]

Merry Christmas to you

[@mrr8697]

I know a gen is not needed but does it still have one and yes it appears you have got life figured out good job

[@DawnHunters]

Hey. There is no gen onboard and I have extensively researched installing one or moving to all DC and utilizing technology as they do in semi trucks, emergency vehicles and cell tower stations. Stay tuned Thank you for your comments Capt W

[@fedorp4713]

That cat is amazing, everything I would ever want, except maybe bigger sleeping area.

[@DawnHunters]

Your correct. The sleeping area is tight but I have much less distance to catch Iana. Lol Capt W .

[@djkillachris]

You’re my hero

[@Kinitoliker9540]

Very nice, I wonder why you didn't use electric motors instead of diesel?

[@thenotoriousyumz]

"Notice that the boat does not have any through-hulls at all." (through-hull visible over his right shoulder).

[@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665]

Single Sea chest intake ? Drains above the water only.

[@Salsabeans]

@@thenotoriousyumz haha half of the facts on this seem pretty far off

[@DawnHunters]

Those were from sink drain which have been welded shut and no longer used. There is a water entry tube in the engine bay that extends above the water line with a top cap. It can be removed for cleaning the inlet. Connected to this tube are 2 raw water valves for salt water accessories I was sure would get some reactions on this comment. Lol Thank you Capt W

[@AndrewRandston1]

No through holes then where do you pump black water?

[@AmeriMutt76]

I betvhe meant "...below the water-line."

[@samanthahancox8726]

I may have missed it, but what’s the weight and bridge deck clearance like?

[@tomthomas6066]

Given the width of your boat can all marines accommodate your boat?

[@robhowen]

Thanks for the tour. It appears to be a wonderful boat for your use, skills, and lifestyle. Have we met the doggie yet? If not, please share more. Where are you on the hard? Meaning, Phuket or another location? Happy Holidays. By the way, I have yet to get the card from South Africa.

[@johandupreez9274]

Jana, or is it Yana, can't remember, but love you just as you are, don't let some arshole put you off, not that I think that will be easy. Love youre videos just to damn far apart. Nice holidays to you, see you next time. Johan du Preez. Missed you when you came to buy that beautiful Boere boat. Do you know what that mean, it means South African in a manner. Made by a S.African.

[@MrJerobona]

Amazing boat! Congratulations! I s the designer French? Where was it built? What year is it?

[@peter572]

Robust design! How old is the boat and how much did you buy it please?

[@waynelemmon3007]

Love everything except for the sail drives.

[@briangoetting8120]

I can see this being your forever boat, once you complete all your upgrades. How was the 6000 mile crossing from Africa? Any issues?

[@tombstone2826]

You always need a GAS generator !!! Solar is good but not enough !!